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Table designs by mKieley Studio…

Looking back through the many tables I have designed / fabricated over the years. I am excited about using new tech tools like CNC machines, 3d printers, and laser cutters, but I also love traditional woodworking; something I have done … Continue reading

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Inspiring designs

So inspired by the work of the Italian design studio, OMC. Check out their amazing portfolio of fresh ideas HERE.

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MK archive – steel torch lamps

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a Platform bed with easily adjusted laptop tables

Some of us like to work in bed, and here’s a perfect solution. The laptop tables slides up and down on the side rails of the bed frame, and work perfectly as laptop, iPad, or drink stands. In African Mahogany … Continue reading

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an eclectic contemporary Tansu nightstand

A careful composition of drawers, varied bronze knobs, a faux copper top, and front and sides veneer in exotic Nara wood, and highly figured Mahogany, this Tansu is a functional, beautiful nightstand.

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A solid Walnut ‘X’ base dining table…

Made from very carefully selected and matched Walnut boards, this round dining table is finished with a water lacquer which brings out the violets, grays and greens present in a wood that is usually stained to a generic dark brown … Continue reading

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a Modern Pivot Entry Door

Made from more than 400 pieces of solid Mahogany, this pivot door contains 64 panes of laminated glass. The sidelights are switch glass, which at the touch of a button goes from clear to opaque.

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“Floating” Reading Chairs

I made the first pair of these in select White Birch for an executive office at Santa Monica City Hall.

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Woven Redwood Fencing

          We just installed this Woven Redwood fence panel yesterday. Worked out great. It even allows the client’s dog, to peek out through strategically placed knot holes. The drawing shows how the 3d Drawings we make, … Continue reading

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A new Pivot Entry Door for a home in Brentwood…

We built the garden pivot gate & fence from old growth Redwood years ago. Happy to say it is still in good shape. On the right is a ‘mock-up’ of a matching entry door we are designing for this Brentwood … Continue reading

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